{
  "id": 16734838,
  "title": "Long Diet Deliberations May Increase Bureaucrats' Medical Costs",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/long-diet-deliberations-may-increase-bureaucrats-medical-costs",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-27T08:46:57.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Nippon.com News",
    "slug": "nippon-com-news",
    "url": "https://www.nippon.com/en/news/yjj2026102600621/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Tokyo, Oct. 27 (Jiji Press)--Longer deliberations at standing parliamentary committees are linked to higher medical expenses for relevant national public servants at the Cabinet Office and nine Japanese ministries, a survey study has shown. At a time when long working hours associated with parliamentary affairs have become an issue, the necessity of appropriate health management has been hi...",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}